Knight Asylum

"Yes, I am a mechanical life form, not an alien insect, so I will not consider myself as your mother. The only one left here is... your real mother who loves you." Sonosaki Fumie raised her hand and pressed it on her chest. "She really loves you. It hurts to see you hurt."

"Really?" Philip blinked and carefully sat down next to Sonosaki Fumone. Although he still kept a distance, he no longer avoided Sonosaki Fumone's eyes like before.

"Does mom really love me?"

"Yes, her love for you can even affect the program that was set to hurt you from the beginning," Sonosaki Fumie raised her hand and gently stroked the side of Philip's face, "Your mother, the mother who has spent time with you, will only love you more than I do."

In the shadow of the vending machine, Red played with the can in his hand without disturbing the brief peace between the abnormal mother and daughter.

In the following days, Philip continued to switch back and forth between the repeated attempts to commit suicide and being trained by Red to the point of wanting to die. Perhaps because the [misunderstanding] was resolved, the relationship between Philip and Sonosaki Fumion became more and more harmonious. Because she copied Sherad, Sonosaki Fumion also had Sherad's memories and talents in Gaia memory.

With the help of Sonosaki Fumion, research on Gaia memory has made rapid progress, and completing the next-generation Gaia memory is no longer a fantasy.

Sometimes they look no different from a real mother and daughter.

Those were the seven days when we decided to fish Sherad out through some fancy tricks.

"This - can be done! The next generation Gaia memory... can be completed!"

After repeatedly confirming the data on the screen several times, Philip stood up excitedly, tidied up the research materials on the table, and rushed out to tell the good news to Sonosaki Fumion who had been helping her all this time, but as soon as she opened the door, she heard the conversation between Kurim and Sonosaki Fumion.

"How much memory do I have left?"

"Sonozaki Fumion doesn't remember much about Philip anymore."

Philip was stunned, then slowly turned around and sat down, holding the information in his arms tightly, as if he wanted to retain something.

"Unfortunately, this is the nature of mechanical life forms... No, this is not just the nature of mechanical life forms. Past memories will be constantly replaced by present memories. This is the rule of this world."

Kurim raised his hand to turn off the screen and shook his head helplessly at Sonosaki Fumie.

"Even if the origin is the same, different experiences and various factors will create completely different people. Mechanical life forms... just speed up this process."

"Yeah?"

Philip no longer remembered what Kurim said to Sonosaki Fumion afterwards. When she woke up, it was already the next day, and Sonosaki Fumion was sitting beside her bed with a worried look on her face.

"Philip, are you okay?"

"I, I'm fine, just a little tired from research," Philip avoided his eyes.

"Research. Oh, by the way, Philip, I've seen it. You're so amazing. You actually developed the next-generation Gaia memory." Sonosaki Fumie didn't notice the strange look in Philip's eyes. Instead, she hugged Philip into her arms and raised her hand to gently stroke the back of Philip's head.

"Thank you for your hard work. Many people can be saved because of your research. I am proud of you."

Philip subconsciously raised his hands, but when his fingers were about to touch Sonosaki Fumie's back, they bounced back as if they had been electrocuted.

"I, there's a place I want to go, is that okay?"

"Hmm? Of course, I'll go tell Red—"

Sonosaki Fumion was stunned and subconsciously reached for the phone on the table, but before she touched the phone, Philip grabbed her hand.

"I don't want Red to know."

"this--"

Seeing Sonozaki Fumone hesitate, Philip bit his lip and buried his face in Sonozaki Fumone's arms.

"Please, Mom."

Sonosaki Fumino was stunned, slowly retracted her arms and smiled bitterly.

"I see."

Desire Grand Prix Players Lounge.

Looking at the ratings displayed on the screen, Qirami fell to his knees with a flutter, his face full of confusion.

"The ratings, the ratings dropped? Why... Eh-eh! Eh-eh!!!"

Just when Qilami was at a loss, the ratings dropped again. Qilami immediately fell to his knees, screamed, and stretched out his hands to stop the ratings from moving downward.

When his hands could not stop what had already happened.

"Why did it turn out like this! Why!"

"If the VIPs aren't watching the Desire Grand Prix, then what are they watching!"

As the guide, Tsumurai looked at Kirami shouting with an expressionless face.

She did not intend to answer this question.

These days, Chilami has tried every possible means to increase ratings, but the ratings are getting lower and lower every day.

But this is normal. Chirami's game only has one content, which is to make mechanical life forms commit crimes, but Chirami underestimated the impact of the previous game on VIPs.

What the VIPs want to see is a battle involving Red that could lead to the destruction of the world; crimes committed by machine life forms are just appetizers.

It’s okay to eat appetizers twice, but who can stand eating appetizers all the time?

"Isn't this a normal situation? The goal of this Desire Grand Prix is ​​to infect the heritage of that museum, not to commit crimes by mechanical life forms. How about we get to the point quickly?"

Manyo Tenjuro crossed his arms over his chest, looking very relaxed.

"Oh wow wow - do you think I don't want to? Your mechanical life form is too weak! It's useless at all!"

Chirami blushed and yelled.

"So that's what I mean! Mechanical life forms can still evolve! It's just that the conditions haven't been triggered yet!" Manyo Tenjuro was also unhappy.

As the two were arguing, 004, who had copied Kurim, raised his eyes.

"056 is in action."

Chapter 860: Breaking Point

The former site of the museum.

Since the guards of Sonosaki Ryu were killed, the museum was completely reduced to ruins, and all the secrets of the Sonosaki family disappeared in the fire.

But is this really the case?

Just as many people firmly believe in the heritage of the museum, many people also believe that there are secrets buried in the ruins.

But it is well known that Consortium X is the investor of the museum. Now that the museum has collapsed, everything related to Gaia Memory legally belongs to Consortium X.

So until now, the old site of the museum still remains in its previous ruins and no one dares to move it.

Standing in front of the ruins, Philip paced back and forth with a dazed look on his face.

This is her home, but...

She has no memory of living here.

She has been like this since she became conscious, and afterwards, under the order of her father, Guard Sonosaki Ryu, she was either studying Gaia's memory or browsing through various kinds of knowledge in the Earth Library.

In the face of the vast unknown, it didn't matter why she had no memories of the past or why she was like this from the beginning.

But the conversation between Kurim and Sonosaki Fumion suddenly made her start to care about this issue.

Memories of the past will be replaced by memories of the present, and in this process, people will gradually become another person.

But the human brain is very strange. Some things may be forgotten in a blink of an eye, even if they just happened, but some things will never be forgotten even after many years.

Even if she was squeezed by the vast knowledge of the Earth Museum, she shouldn't forget who she used to be?

And most importantly.

Even through the Earth Library's searching capabilities, it is impossible to find out her past.

Just like when looking up the heritage in the museum, the permissions for the Earth Library were locked. The premise for being locked was that there was a need for a blockade, so...

Her past exists!

Only by getting back that past can she understand her mother's love for her.

Sooner or later, Sonosaki Fumion will forget all that. At that time, for Sonosaki Fumion, she will just be the object of maternal love that can be replaced by anyone.

Philip scratched his hair hard and kicked the stone under his feet unwillingly.

"There's no mistake. I'm a child of the Sonozaki family... I must have memories of living in the Sonozaki family. The reason I can't remember it is just because... I didn't care about it before. Now I want to find it back, so why can't I remember it!"

The more Philip thought about it, the more her head hurt. Her former rationality disappeared in the pain and obsession, and everything in her vision disappeared along with it. The emptiness gradually swallowed her up.

A terrible guess gradually emerged.

"Philip, Philip, are you okay?"

Seeing that something was wrong with Philip, Sono Saki Fumiya immediately stepped forward, hugged Philip in her arms, and began to examine him nervously.

Philip gradually calmed down at the call of Sonozaki Fumino, and beads of cold sweat flowed down Philip's pale skin. Philip grabbed Sonozaki Fumino's clothes like an abandoned cub.

"Mom? Who am I?"

Sonosaki Fumion bit her lip and held Philip in her arms, hoping that this method could make Philip feel a little more at ease.

"You are……"

"pat-"

A shattering sound broke the silence, and mechanical life forms descended one after another, accompanied by a light flowing with green numbers.

"056, give me that thing—"

The mechanical life form with the 006 logo on its chest turned into a human form. He wore a white suit, sunglasses, and a round-brimmed hat. He looked extremely arrogant and confident.

"what do you want to do?"

Sonosaki Fumie held Philip tightly in her arms and stared warily at the mechanical life forms that were gradually approaching.

"What? 056, is your digital core broken?" 006 raised his eyebrows in great surprise and cast a greedy look at Philip.

"To realize our ideal world, of course."

Sonosaki Fumion held Philip tightly in her arms and glared at the mechanical life forms that showed their greedy side.

"Go away! Don't come over here!"

Sonosaki Fumino's strong will to resist made 006 sigh in dissatisfaction, and he opened his hands and re-entered the body state of a mechanical life form. He raised his right hand, and the mechanical life forms around him also raised their arms. With the mechanized light, their arms were transformed into artillery weapons.

"Open fire. He's just a data man. It doesn't matter if he loses an arm—"

006 waved his hand lazily, and accompanied by pungent smoke, the beam warhead was fired and converged in the direction of Sonozaki Fumio. The light of the artillery fire illuminated Philip's face, which was buried in Sonozaki Fumio's arms.

"Mother?"

Sonosaki Fumion's pupils trembled and she lowered her head in the world that was gradually slowing down. In her constantly shattered vision, a desperate picture gradually overlapped on Philip.

"Mom will protect you--"

"boom--"

Sherad stood on the ruins, the dazzling firelight reflected on his dark sunglasses. He reached his right hand into his pocket and pressed the transmitter.

The smoke and dust gradually dissipated, and the unique arcs of light of mechanical life forms surged. Philip was safe and sound, but Sonosaki Fumie had disappeared, replaced by a mechanical life form that had completed its evolution.

The number 056 lit up, and the original spider-shaped body was covered with new metal, with softer lines than the original. The face seemed to be a Madonna with lowered eyes carved from jade, and the decoration like a veil hung down to block the erosion of Philip by the flames.

"056, have you evolved? But - your number is only 056, I am 006," 006 twisted his neck, "I will let you see my evolved form -"

006 opened his hands and the evolving light on his body stopped abruptly. The Giga Sword pierced out from his chest, and 006's digital core twisted on the tip of the sword.

"How, how is it possible?"

006's body fell to the ground with a thud and exploded. 006's digital core escaped with the flames of the explosion. Behind the flames, Ukiyo Hidetoshi, who was equipped with a strong builder buckle, put down his hands. When his eyes fell on Sonosaki Fumion who had turned into an evolved form, he was stunned for a moment, but immediately swung the Giga Hammer and rushed towards the other mechanical life forms.

"What's happening here!!!"

This time, Manyo Tenjuro attacked Qirami.

006 But the mechanical life form that he had carefully prepared and had already evolved was actually backstabbed and exploded by the Knight of the Desire Grand Prix! ?

"No, no, no, wait! Why does this guy have a desire drive! Why does he have a big buckle like the Power Builder!" Chirami also started yelling.

Tsumuri avoided his gaze guiltily.

why?

"But don't worry - the real explosion I've prepared is just about to begin!"

After Chirami finished yelling, he adjusted his glasses. The figure of Sherad walking slowly down the ruins was reflected in his black sunglasses.

Chapter 861: Only Sherad is Here

The moment Sherad appeared in front of the ruins, the noisy world suddenly became quiet for Philip. Even with big sunglasses and a mask on, Philip was still able to confirm the other person's identity.

Because, how could a child mistake his mother?